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Pinwheels

p 3i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Less common · plural of pinwheel

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pinwheels mean?

noun

  1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

    Synonymsaeonium haworthii

  2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim

    “he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'”

  3. a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

    Synonymspinwheel wind collector

  4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

    Synonymscatherine wheel

Definitions shown for pinwheel, the base form of pinwheels.

Is PINWHEELS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PINWHEELS worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
p 3i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4i 1n 2w 4h 3e 1e 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
p 4i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
p 3i 1n 1w 5h 3e 1e 1l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PINWHEELS

Words that end like PINWHEELS

Common words that share the ending -EELS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

cartwheelswheelsfeelsheelskneelssteelskeelspeelsreelseels
All words ending in -EELS

Pinwheels: quick answers

Is PINWHEELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PINWHEELS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PINWHEELS worth?
PINWHEELS scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pinwheels mean?
pinwheels is the plural of pinwheel, which means “perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PINWHEELS?
You can make 292 shorter words from PINWHEELS, such as PINWHEEL, NEPHEWS, NEPHEW, WHEEPS. See the full list.